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...for Digital Democracy and Consumers Union have filed a complaint (PDF) with the Federal Trade Commission over the My Friend Cayla doll and the i-Que robot. EPIC and the other consumer watchdogs claim the "toys subject young children to ongoing......

...(WHTM) – Amid the aisles and aisle of toys in stores like Target, My Friend Cayla sits on the shelf. She looks innocent, but at least three consumer advocate groups say she’s nothing but trouble.
“Parents are buying this doll without......

...for Digital Democracy and Consumers Union have filed a complaint (PDF) with the Federal Trade Commission over the My Friend Cayla doll and the i-Que robot. EPIC and the other consumer watchdogs claim the “toys subject young children to ongoing......

...for Digital Democracy and Consumers Union have filed a complaint (PDF) with the Federal Trade Commission over the My Friend Cayla doll and the i-Que robot. EPIC and the other consumer watchdogs claim the “toys subject young children to ongoing......

...for Digital Democracy and Consumers Union have filed a complaint (PDF) with the Federal Trade Commission over the My Friend Cayla doll and the i-Que robot. EPIC and the other consumer watchdogs claim the “toys subject young children to ongoing......

...to a coalition of consumer watchdogs, a pair of internet-connected toys created by Genesis Toys – the My Friend Cayla doll and i-Que Intelligent Robot – may gather personal information from children. Both toys use voice-recognition......

Consumer Council.
“This complaint concerns toys that spy,” reads the complaint, which claims the Genesis Toys’ My Friend Cayla and i-QUE Intelligent Robot can record and collect private conversations and offer no limitations on the collection and......

Two connected toys — the My Friend Cayla doll and i-Que Intelligent Robot — allegedly violated kids’ privacy protections by recording their conversations without parental consent, according to a complaint sent to the FTC this week. Both connected......

The children’s doll My Friend Cayla can do many things: She can answer questions, play games, and tell little kids how to make a cake. But that’s not all. Cayla also records the voice of her young owners, transmitting those recordings to a software......

...they probably aren’t considering whether the toy might be listening in on their conversations.
But Genesis Toys’ My Friend Cayla doll and the i-Que Intelligent Robot allegedly have the capabilities to eavesdrop on children and their families,......

...for US and EU data protection authorities to take action against insecure networked toys.
Declaring that "My Friend Cayla ," a Bluetooth-enabled doll released in 2014, and "i-Que," a connected robot released last year, "fail miserably when it......

Current RA contracts state a specific amount of hours must be spent patrolling the halls, programming and meeting residents, but they do not account for how RAs should act in situations of overtime.
Cayla Harris contributed to report......

A group of consumer advocacy groups has accused the makers of interactive toys " Cayla " and "i-Que" of failing to provide protections to prevent spying on young children, according to a complaint filed with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
The......

...internet-enabled toys may pose a serious safety threat to children.
The toys involved in the complaint are the My Friend Cayla doll and the i-Que Robot.
They connect to a mobile app with Bluetooth technology, and the toys have a microphone to......

...two toys named in the complaint filed with the Federal Trade Commission are the I-Que Intelligent Robot and the My Friend Cayla doll.
“Children should grow up with an expectation that when they're playing alone with a doll that those......

...jacket and pink skirt no less - should seem quite harmless.
But according to EU and US consumer watchdogs, "My Friend Cayla " is just one doll among a group of toys that can reportedly "spy" on children and their homes, breaching a whole......

...software.
According to The Boston Globe, consumer watchdogs have found Nuance is saving recordings from the My Friend Cayla and i-Que Intelligent Robot toys for later use, without warning parents.
The toys connect to a phone app via......

...the concern of a group of consumer and privacy organisations who have addressed the manufacturer of the My Friend Cayla doll with their worries.
They have also mentioned the I-QUE Robot as a possible offender, claiming that the “quick......

...they probably aren’t considering whether the toy might be listening in on their conversations.
But Genesis Toys’ My Friend Cayla doll and the i-Que Intelligent Robot allegedly have the capabilities to eavesdrop on children and their families,......

...privacy laws. The complaint specifically mentioned two smart toys called My Friend Cayla and the i-Que Intelligent Robot.
Because of its too-general privacy policy, EPIC fears that Nuance may also use the......

The My Friend Cayla doll may not be your friend at all, according to a complaint filed with the FTC.
That internet-connected talking toy you bought your kid may be putting their privacy at risk without your knowledge or consent, according to a......

The My Friend Cayla doll may not be your friend at all, according to a complaint filed with the FTC.
That internet-connected talking toy you bought your kid may be putting their privacy at risk without your knowledge or consent, according to a......

...to protect children’s privacy.
The complaints are scheduled to be filed against Genesis Toys, maker of the My Friend Cayla and I-Que Intelligence Robot toys, and Nuance Communications, the provider of voice-recognition software for the......

...and data protection laws.
Complaints have been made about a number of smart toys, such as the talking doll "My Friend Cayla ", that critics say breach privacy laws by allowing people to spy on children
The complaints target smart toys My......

...of children who play with two toys that use the Burlington company’s speech-recognition software.
The toys, My Friend Cayla and i-Que Intelligent Robot, use Nuance software to answer questions posed by children. But in complaints they expect......

...set up to protect the privacy of children online.
The NCC tested three internet-connected toys for its study, My Friend Cayla and i-Que Intelligent Robot, manufactured by Genesis Toys, and Hello Barbie by Mattel. All three feature voice......

...with a 254 – 853 set.
In girls action, Maci Nemechek moved into third with a 222 – 820 four-game series at Gage, where Cayla Bortz grabbed third for games and seventh for four-game series with a 261 – 763 outing. Gabi Millard claimed ninth with......

...noticed it takes a little longer for the showers to warm up, but that’s about it,” said Westfield State University student Cayla Durkee.
The University is asking students to not do laundry on campus.
Director Billips said they might have to put......